CRITICAL · 9.8

CVE-2016-0746

Use-after-free vulnerability in the resolver in nginx 0.6.18 through 1.8.0 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker process crash) or possibly have unspecif...

Vulnerability Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the resolver in nginx 0.6.18 through 1.8.0 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker process crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted DNS response related to CNAME response processing.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
F5Nginx>= 0.6.18, <= 1.8.0
CanonicalUbuntu Linux14.04
DebianDebian Linux7.0
OpensuseLeap42.1
AppleXcode< 13.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-0746?

CVE-2016-0746 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Use-after-free vulnerability in the resolver in nginx 0.6.18 through 1.8.0 and 1.9.x before 1.9.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (worker process crash) or possibly have unspecif...

How severe is CVE-2016-0746?

CVE-2016-0746 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-0746?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: F5 Nginx, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Leap, Apple Xcode.